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A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven. Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. The family didn't know what to believe but soon the evidence was clear. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. He describes the horse that only Jesus could ride, about how "reaaally big" God and his chair are, and how the Holy Spirit "shoots down power" from heaven to help us. Told by the father, but often in Colton's own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.

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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

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4.3 / 5

Heaven is for real

July 22nd, 2015

I bought this book after a friend of mine read it . A special and touching story, family story that makes you believe that miracles happen and heaven exists.

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Maria

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Heaven is for real

April 26th, 2015

This book touched me in many ways, and also confirmed something that I saw a while ago ....I saw my mom and other sister in heaven.

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Simone

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Awesome

April 20th, 2015

Heaven is for Real and Jesus is coming back again real soon! This book really makes heaven more visual.

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Aurial

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1of3 people found this helpful

Faked

April 8th, 2015

This kid admitted, a few months ago now, that he made the whole thing up. This book should not be listed as non-fiction but fiction. It boarders on religious propaganda and before you get all tied up in a not by this heathen and his 'point of view', what if this was a book that had a Jewish or Muslim or Hindu or (add in any religion you wish) message instead of Christianity? How would your view of such a book be once the story teller admitted they made the whole thing up? Would you want it to be sold in what is suppose to be a secular bookstore? To be fair you either pull the book, or add similar books of all religions and give everybody a chance to propagate their beliefs equally. At the very least list it as Fiction.

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Ron

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Heaven is for real

April 6th, 2015

Beautiful story! Through the innocence of a child vision. This is an easy read and I found it quite interesting.

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Celina Marie

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Want to read

March 29th, 2015

My friend read a bit during a book share, it was mazing, i really want to read, beware was told it would be very heart warming...<3

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Caran Hurst

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1of2 people found this helpful

Heaven is for Real

March 6th, 2015

I couldn't put this book down. It brought me peace and comfort and validated my thoughts and confirmed my beliefs. Thank you Todd for sharing your story!

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Jackie Raposo

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4of5 people found this helpful

Heaven Is for Real

February 25th, 2015

This is a very ineresting read. My husband died recently and my sister-in-law suggested that I read this book. I have always believed that there is something after death but was never sure what. This book has offered a little boy's impressions of Heaven. I wonder if an adult would experience the same impressions of Heavven or if Heaven would be presented in a totally different way. An adult has pre-conceived opions and probably different ideas of what Heaven means to them. This book opens the door to other questions about life after death. I really enjoyed this book.

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Wendy

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2of4 people found this helpful

Hope

February 6th, 2015

Excellent! This book is an authentic account of a young boy's recollections of heaven. A few new revelations are revealed that give hope for the eternal life.

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Heather

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7of12 people found this helpful

an abusive father who made his son lie for profit

January 19th, 2015

A pandering book that takes advantage of peoples desire for heaven. A false story pushed by a father who took advantage of his son to make money off of other people's hopes.

Very good book, really comforting, having beliefs in this sort of life anyway just made it for me.

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janet ham

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The best on heaven

January 12th, 2015

I loved this book, So well writen you feel the emotions and see Colten interact with his parents just like any child, When he corrects hs Dad I can almost hear and see his expresstions, Like you should know this Dad,

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Dorothy

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1of2 people found this helpful

Meaningful Read

November 18th, 2014

Definitely an easy read. Very touching and lots to think about and question personal faith.

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Shaun

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3of4 people found this helpful

A must read

November 5th, 2014

those who doubt will enlighten and those who believe will aspire to life-of-eternity.

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Denz

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Heaven is for Real

November 3rd, 2014

A blessed book that God has sent us through the Burpo family that Heaven is real. A story that gives us hope.

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Gina

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1of2 people found this helpful

Heaven is for real????

October 31st, 2014

No stars. Who wrote and published this book. It seems to me it was written to justify and excuse parents beliefs and cover up and hide from their own irresponsible choices made on the child's behalf. It is part of apocalyptic thinking that soothes the souls of citizens whose governments attack and kill other people's innocent and often helpless children, mothers and fathers. Heaven is where we could live if love, compassion, tolerance combined with life, air, water, and mother earth were sacred trusts for future generations. Do not waste your time. Hauntings by James Hollis is a far more worthy choice on salvation and being at peace with your soul.

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Bruce

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Heaven is real

October 15th, 2014

Comforting tthe assurance that it is all real..

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Gaye Barclay

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Heaven is for real.

October 10th, 2014

An amazing, joyful story that is well written and finished before you know it. I cannot mark it closed as I know I will keep going back. Truly uplifting.